(PRINCETON, NJ) --  The owners of jaZams Book and Toy Store on Palmer Square recently visited Princeton Public Library to present library staff with a check for $8,829.97, representing a portion of the proceeds from book sales at the October 8 Princeton Children’s Book Festival. The money will support materials, programs and services for young people at the library.

Pictured, from left, are Jennifer Podolsky, library executive director; Amanda Chuong and Mimi Bowlin, librarians; Joanne Farrugia, jaZams co-owner; Susan Conlon, head of the library’s Youth Services Department; Dean Smith, jaZams co-owner; and Martha Liu, librarian.

The annual festival is presented by the library and is co-sponsored by jaZams. It is a town tradition held outside at the Princeton Public Library on Albert E. Hinds Community Plaza. This autumn event promises something for everyone. Young readers can meet their favorite author or illustrator, listen to them discuss their work, have a book autographed or just have the opportunity to talk to them about their inspiration. 

The festival’s mission is to encourage reading and ignite a lifelong love of books. They strive to bring a diverse and inclusive range of voices to the festival and to strengthen the connection for children between the stories on the page and the people who create them.

The Princeton Public Library is located at 65 Witherspoon in Princeton, New Jersey.